overkill
Example Sentences
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Expensive GPU-filled servers were overkill, and data-center customers mostly bought CPU servers to run websites, databases, applications, and other traditional workloads.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Still, the assembled armada seems overkill for that goal.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
But I would agree with Williams that it was probably overkill.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026
It’s not overkill; it’s future-you leaving breadcrumbs for next year’s you.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025
That was probably overkill, but apparently I had sold it.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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